Think- Materials

Materials

Curricular Material

K-5 Unit Overview	6-8 Unit Overview

Classroom Materials Matter ( They showcase expectations)

You will also want to consider how you will provision students with writers’ folders or notebooks, paper, and writing utensils, and also how you will display or make available classroom resources such as charts, exemplar
texts, word walls, dictionaries, and thesauruses.


What you need to think about:

• Writers Notebooks ( Go for a more magical feel- student decorated)
• A Way to store finished and ongoing work outside the notebook
• Writing utensils
• Revision Tools
• Chart paper and markers
• Display Materials
• Resources
• Writing Folder for Drafts
• Loose leaf paper
• Pens not pencils
• Date stamps
• Post its
• Word Walls
• Dictionaries, Thesauruses
• Exemplar Texts

Anchor Charts

Sample Anchor Chart
Sample Anchor Chart
Tips

1. Make Charts with students
2. Make sure the heading names a big skill or goal
3. Use visuals
4. Kep the charts current and up during the time children need them
5. Decide on the language of the chart ahead of time ( consider vocab. and student's reading levels)
6. Make charts interactive
7. Clear and concise
8. Reread charts often
9. Talk about charts often
10. Periodically revise charts or retire them.